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the obama administration has characterized him. >> when they say i don't know what i'm talking about, i say it's somewhat misleading. >> but the office of the director of national intelligence, james clapper, says nonsense. edward snowden was an i.t. contractor, not a covert intelligence officer like many of his previous public statements. many of the recent claims fall well short of the truth.
the obama administration has characterized him. >> when they say i don't know what i'm talking about, i say it's somewhat misleading. >> but the office of the director of national intelligence, james clapper, says nonsense. edward snowden was an i.t. contractor, not a covert intelligence officer like many of his previous public statements. many of the recent claims fall well short of the truth.
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house republicans have formed a select committee to investigate yet again the obama administration's response. >> but it's clear to me and it has been clear that the american people have not been told the truth about benghazi and we're committed to getting it. >> to your point, jake, this is a very careful rollout of the book, the interviews, the released excerpts before this one. it's also very coordinated. in fact, one source tells me that democratic surrogates who publicly support president obama and hillary clinton met at the white house 0 this week with top aides to the president. they talk birthday this, one of the things they talked about, how to be on the same page when it comes to the rollout of hilary clinton's book and top aides to the president want to make sure there's no dlooitd between the fwo when it comes to foreign policy issues. >> even though there are disagreeme disagreements. >> i think what you'll hear a lot of is democrats trying to minimize those and emphasize where there's areas of common ground. >>> will clinton's defense change anything for her critics? jo
house republicans have formed a select committee to investigate yet again the obama administration's response. >> but it's clear to me and it has been clear that the american people have not been told the truth about benghazi and we're committed to getting it. >> to your point, jake, this is a very careful rollout of the book, the interviews, the released excerpts before this one. it's also very coordinated. in fact, one source tells me that democratic surrogates who publicly...
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appreciate it. >> of the problems facing the obama administration, job security tends to not be a big one. the president resisted calls to dismiss his health and human services, kathleen sebelius, after seeing the cigar. he also stuck by national intelligence james clapper after he was charged with the least untruthful answer to congress about surveillance on americans. some people call that lying. so far the president has given secretary shinseki the benefit of the doubt. does president obama need to be a tougher manager? let's bring in bill burton. currently is he a senior strategist is thank you both for being here. bill. does president obama dislike the fire people? >> well, president obama doesn't just react to media firestorm and things like that. he's very dedicated to making sure that he has the personnel to take on the problems that he's facing. as they've said at the white house, they are going through all of the facts and making sure that they've got a system and there are very serious problems and i think congressman israel's approach of launching a criminal investigation
appreciate it. >> of the problems facing the obama administration, job security tends to not be a big one. the president resisted calls to dismiss his health and human services, kathleen sebelius, after seeing the cigar. he also stuck by national intelligence james clapper after he was charged with the least untruthful answer to congress about surveillance on americans. some people call that lying. so far the president has given secretary shinseki the benefit of the doubt. does president...
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at your prayer keynote speech, many saw it as a critique of the obama administration. you write that the reaction you got from the president, you write about it. what happened? >> well, you know, he came over to me afterwards, thanked me for coming and speaking. didn't necessarily say enjoy it but he did thank me. he was quite gracious. >> have you heard from him or anybody else in the white house? >> well, i heard from the organizers of the prayer breakfast about 15 minutes later. >> what did they say? >> that the white house was very upset and that i needed to call the president and apologize. and i said, i didn't get the impression that he was very upset and therefore i don't see any reason to do that. >> there's a lot of decisions being made about running. when will you make that decision? >> i would certainly not do it this year. i would wait beginning of this year, beginning of next year to make that judgment. my hope would be that someone who really wants to be president ands that been gearing themselves for that for a long time would come along with a message t
at your prayer keynote speech, many saw it as a critique of the obama administration. you write that the reaction you got from the president, you write about it. what happened? >> well, you know, he came over to me afterwards, thanked me for coming and speaking. didn't necessarily say enjoy it but he did thank me. he was quite gracious. >> have you heard from him or anybody else in the white house? >> well, i heard from the organizers of the prayer breakfast about 15 minutes...
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state department says that officials from the obama administration has been talking to the nigerian government about what help the nation already provides more than $20 million in security assistance to nigeria. >>> when we come back, his big brother told me he should run and now big money republicans seem to be telling jeb bush the same thing. will that make it awkward for another big name republican with his eye on the house? dentures are very different to real teeth. they're about 10 times softer and may have surface pores where bacteria can multiply. polident kills 99.99% of odor causing bacteria and helps dissolve stains. that's why i recommend polident. [ male announcer ] cleaner, fresher, brighter every day. [ male announcer ] cleaner, but with med-care, i don't have to! waiting to get my diabetic supplies is such a hassle . they deliver everything i need right to my door! with free shipping! plus, med-care takes private policies, medicaid, even my medicare! now we have the time to do the things we love. med-care. we deliver a better life. to prepare our kids to compete main today's eco
state department says that officials from the obama administration has been talking to the nigerian government about what help the nation already provides more than $20 million in security assistance to nigeria. >>> when we come back, his big brother told me he should run and now big money republicans seem to be telling jeb bush the same thing. will that make it awkward for another big name republican with his eye on the house? dentures are very different to real teeth. they're about...
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administration from congress and the public alike. >> reporter: newly released documents he's referring to, an e-mail from deputy national security adviser ben rhodes, giving what the gop calls political advice to then u.n. ambassador susan rice ahead of her now infamous round of sunday interviews, where she suggested the benghazi attack was spontaneous, sparked by an anti-islam video, not a planned terror attack. rhodes' e-mail urged rice to underscore these protests are not rooted in an internet video and not a broader failure of policy. >> this is the closest thing to a smoking gun i've seen. >> reporter: republicans call this proof the white house quashed the real reason for the attack, terrorism, you think that would have contradicted the president's tough on terrorism re-election message. >> this was an e-mail trying to shake the story away from what would have been a damaging admission of failure of foreign policy seven weeks before an election. >> reporter: republicans want to know why the e-mail was left out of documents from last year's subpoena. it's public now only through a
administration from congress and the public alike. >> reporter: newly released documents he's referring to, an e-mail from deputy national security adviser ben rhodes, giving what the gop calls political advice to then u.n. ambassador susan rice ahead of her now infamous round of sunday interviews, where she suggested the benghazi attack was spontaneous, sparked by an anti-islam video, not a planned terror attack. rhodes' e-mail urged rice to underscore these protests are not rooted in an...
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the obama administration is more cautious but nothing has been ruled out. >> there are no plans for a u.s. military operation right now. you have to remember, nigeria has armed forces, armed forces that we have helped train in counterterrorism for years. >> reporter: those calling for special operations might have victories on their mind. the triumph of s.e.a.l. team 6 and the bin laden raid. hatch a plan and send in a s.e.a.l. team 6 group. easy right? it's anything but. several questions remain. where are the girls? how do you get them out? might they be killed at the first sign of u.s. troops or any troops? could this lead to a longer term commitment in the area? history has shown rescue missions involve significant risk an uncertain success. there is, just in africa, the black hawk dawn incident in somalia. >> the iran rescue and eight americans died because of insufficient planning. >> reporter: the u.s. operation to free american hostages in iran in 1980 ended tragically for the team and the captive americans remained held until the following year. >> it really failed and, in ou
the obama administration is more cautious but nothing has been ruled out. >> there are no plans for a u.s. military operation right now. you have to remember, nigeria has armed forces, armed forces that we have helped train in counterterrorism for years. >> reporter: those calling for special operations might have victories on their mind. the triumph of s.e.a.l. team 6 and the bin laden raid. hatch a plan and send in a s.e.a.l. team 6 group. easy right? it's anything but. several...
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here's what president obama said earlier this month on what the obama administration would do if russia did not de-escalate the situation in eastern ukraine? >> if they disrupt this month's presidential election, we will move quickly on additional steps, including further sanctions that will impose greater costs. >> escalating violence in eastern ukraine, putin calling the ousted ukrainian president the legitimate leader, would that be disrupting elections? joining me now is the deputy spokeswoman for the state department marie hart, thank you for joining me. you heard president obama say that these separatists are, quote, russian-backed groups and are, quote, heavily armed militants receiving significant support from russia. so isn't russia meddling in this election? >> absolutely. this election is going to happen. a vast majority of ukraine -- i know you just spoke to jim sciutto on the ground. it's calm. a vast majority of polling places, there is no violence. it's calm. people are going to vote. there are a few isolated places where pro-russian separate tiis are trying to disrupt th
here's what president obama said earlier this month on what the obama administration would do if russia did not de-escalate the situation in eastern ukraine? >> if they disrupt this month's presidential election, we will move quickly on additional steps, including further sanctions that will impose greater costs. >> escalating violence in eastern ukraine, putin calling the ousted ukrainian president the legitimate leader, would that be disrupting elections? joining me now is the...
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so he takes exception to the way the obama administration has characterized him. >> when they say i don't know what i'm talking about, i say it's somewhat misleading. >> but the office of the director of national intelligence, james clapper, says nonsense. edward snowden was an i.t. contractor, not a covert intelligence officer like many of his previous public statements. many of the recent claims fall well short of the truth. when we come back, shocking turn of events before the most famous tennis playing sisters in the world set to meet on court. >>> the love of animals, even if they don't love him back. why is mayor bill de blasio's latest pro-animal policy shift causing such a stir? hey. i'm ted and this is rudy. say "hi" rudy. [ barks ] [ chuckles ] i'd do anything to keep this guy happy and healthy. that's why i'm so excited about these new milk-bone brushing chews. whoa, i'm not the only one. it's a brilliant new way to take care of his teeth. clinically proven as effective as brushing. ok, here you go. have you ever seen a dog brush his own teeth? the twist and nub design cleans a
so he takes exception to the way the obama administration has characterized him. >> when they say i don't know what i'm talking about, i say it's somewhat misleading. >> but the office of the director of national intelligence, james clapper, says nonsense. edward snowden was an i.t. contractor, not a covert intelligence officer like many of his previous public statements. many of the recent claims fall well short of the truth. when we come back, shocking turn of events before the...
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administration's efforts to get involved in hunt for boko haram but cautioned this could put another target on america's back. >> there's acost, all right? you've got this al qaeda franchise movement from pakistan to west africa. pakistan, afghanistan, those al qaeda guys are committed against the far enemy, you and me. boko haram is not. boko haram is local. and now we're making a choice, i think it's right, but it carries consequences. we are putting an american face on opposition to boko haram. an organization that doesn't target americans yet. we may accelerate that process because of what we've done. again, i think it's right thing to do. but i can see why we had been hesitant to do it up until now. >> can boko haram strike us here in the u.s. or are you concerned about american targets in africa? >> more concerned about american targets in africa, nigeria, in the capital, western targets. they have attacked the u.n. compound there several years ago. but, jake, we went through the same calculus with al qaeda in the arabian peninsula with al qaeda and we did not take sharp action
administration's efforts to get involved in hunt for boko haram but cautioned this could put another target on america's back. >> there's acost, all right? you've got this al qaeda franchise movement from pakistan to west africa. pakistan, afghanistan, those al qaeda guys are committed against the far enemy, you and me. boko haram is not. boko haram is local. and now we're making a choice, i think it's right, but it carries consequences. we are putting an american face on opposition to...
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where the obama administration policies have hurt there, they're not coming out to vote. if they are, they're voting for the other side. they realize we have a problem there. i don't think they have a clue how to fix it. the tea party realizes, that's who they are. they don't think the establishment understands their problems. this is an attempt to put an agenda together that the not just pro growth. it's also pro worker. if we don't have a pro growth/pro worker platform that communicates to the average american, i don't think there is hope for us to win national e le lexs. >> you say a lot of nice things about mitt romney as a person. but you think he was the wrong person to run. >> i believe he represented what i think is the wrong projection of what the republican party is. the republican party is not wall street financiers. we need somebody with a different approach. >> please say hi to your wife, karen, for me. good to see you. >>> from twisted steel to flattened fire trucks to an unopened letter that fell from the sky. the 9/11 museum is about to open. i got a look
where the obama administration policies have hurt there, they're not coming out to vote. if they are, they're voting for the other side. they realize we have a problem there. i don't think they have a clue how to fix it. the tea party realizes, that's who they are. they don't think the establishment understands their problems. this is an attempt to put an agenda together that the not just pro growth. it's also pro worker. if we don't have a pro growth/pro worker platform that communicates to...
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how big is the level of concern over mers in the obama administration? >> i think you really hit it there, jake. the concern about mers has now reached the highest levels of the government. this has been on the front burner for quite some time. many federal agencies, homeland security, health and human services, the centers for disease control, the national security council. but now at the point where the president himself is getting briefed, despite a low number of cases in the united states, a handful of people and protected, this is being seen as a homeland security matter with lots of updates across the administration. it's because the threat has crossed the border, it's being carried here by plane by saudi arabia. also, because the number of cases abroad has simply increased so dramatically. lisa monacco, counterterrorism in the white house would be the person taking the lead on that and also the person actually doing the briefing for the president of the united states. press secretary jay carney saying the cdc, of course, has taken all of this very
how big is the level of concern over mers in the obama administration? >> i think you really hit it there, jake. the concern about mers has now reached the highest levels of the government. this has been on the front burner for quite some time. many federal agencies, homeland security, health and human services, the centers for disease control, the national security council. but now at the point where the president himself is getting briefed, despite a low number of cases in the united...
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bush or -- but the truth is, she owns the last administration. at the same time, she has to establish her own identity. and she's going to have to find the proper balance while still telling other voters that she's going to be something different. >> we've been hearing her doing a little bit of that. she's talking tougher on iran and compared vladimir putin to hitler, which is certainly something that the president didn't do. >> right. let's take a listen to this moment that she had in discussing foreign policy in the book. >> well, there are few problems in today's world that the united states can solve alone. there are even fewer that can be solved without the united states. everything that i have done and seen has convinced me that america remains the indispensable nation. i am just as convinced, however, that our leadership is not a birthright. it must be earned by every generation. >> kind of interesting timing, though, i have to say, talking about the united states as an indispensable nation on the day that president obama announces that th
bush or -- but the truth is, she owns the last administration. at the same time, she has to establish her own identity. and she's going to have to find the proper balance while still telling other voters that she's going to be something different. >> we've been hearing her doing a little bit of that. she's talking tougher on iran and compared vladimir putin to hitler, which is certainly something that the president didn't do. >> right. let's take a listen to this moment that she had...
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but galloway says their biggest challenge is being associated with president obama. >> he has a 51% disapproval rating in georgia. that is -- and 75% among white voters, white voters are essential to the formula of winning the state. >> susan malvo, cnn, washington. >>> our thanks to susan, we'll have the latest on the tornado spotted on the ground in the denver metro area. stay with us. ♪ ♪ no matter what kind of business you own, at&t business experts can help keep it running... seamlessly. so you can get back to what you love. when everyone and everything works together, business just sings. afghanistan, in 2009. orbiting the moon in 1971. [ male announcer ] once it's earned, usaa auto insurance is often handed down from generation to generation. because it offers a superior level of protection. and because usaa's commitment to serve current and former military members and their families is without equal. begin your legacy. get an auto insurance quote. usaa. we know what it means to serve. trwith secure wifie for your business. it also comes with public wifi for your customers. not so wi
but galloway says their biggest challenge is being associated with president obama. >> he has a 51% disapproval rating in georgia. that is -- and 75% among white voters, white voters are essential to the formula of winning the state. >> susan malvo, cnn, washington. >>> our thanks to susan, we'll have the latest on the tornado spotted on the ground in the denver metro area. stay with us. ♪ ♪ no matter what kind of business you own, at&t business experts can help...